08.30 - 10.00

Concurrent Symposia S01 - S04

S01. Nuclear Organization

S01.2 Transcription and the three-dimensional genome
Victor Corces, Atlanta, GA, United States

S01.3 Dynamic topography of nuclear functions studied by advanced microscopic approaches
Thomas Cremer, Munich, Germany

S02. iPS cells

S02.1 Generation of organs from pluripotent stem cells
Hiro Nakauchi, Tokyo, Japan

S02.2 Modeling rare blood diseases with induced pluripotent stem cells
Suneet Agarwal, Boston, MA, United States

S02.3 Induction of Pluripotency
Hans Schöler, Münster, Germany

S03. What's next in sequencing?

S03.1 Dissecting regulatory variation in human genomes using RNA sequencing
Stephen Montgomery, Geneva, Switzerland

S03.2 Exploring the invisible world using metagenomics: systemic analysis of the ecosystem 'human gut'
Peer Bork, Heidelberg, Germany 

S03.3 Sequencing Thousands of Human Genomes
Goncalo Abecasis, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

S04. Ciliopathy and Brain

S04.1 Joubert Syndrome: impaired cilia and Shh dependent cerebellar development
Nathalie Spassky, Paris, France

S04.2 Ciliary control of feeding behavior and body weight
Brad Yoder, Birmingham, Al, United States

S04.3 Joubert syndrome
Joe Gleeson, San Diego, CA, United States

Educational Session ES4. Schizophrenia and autism

ES4.1 Genetics of fear, anxiety and affective disorders
Martin Schalling, Stockholm, Sweden

ES4.2 Autism
Thomas Bourgeron, Paris, France

Coffee Break, Free Poster Viewing, Exhibition

10.30 - 11.30

Poster Viewing with Authors (Odd poster numbers)

11.30 - 13.15

Free Poster Viewing, Exhibition, Lunch as of 12.15 hrs

Corporate Satellites

Innovations in cytogenetic research: SNPs, chips and FFPE samples

Ion TorrentTM PGM & 5500 Series SOLiDTM Sequencers: Transforming genetic research with Next Generation Sequencing

13.15 - 14.45

Concurrent Sessions C01 - C06 from submitted abstracts

C01. Cancer Genetics
C02. Clinical genetics and Dysmorphology I
C03. Skeletal and Multisystem Disorders
C04. Unusual Mutation & DNA Repair Mechanisms
C05. Statistical Genetics & Large Scale Analysis
C06. Evolutionary and Population Genetics

Detailed Programme of Concurrent Sessions C01-C06

15.15 - 16.45

Workshops W01 - W07

WS01. Dysmorphology Workshop 1 (D. Donnai, J. Clayton-Smith)
WS02. Psychosocial Aspects of Genetics (T. Clancy, A. Tibben)
WS03. UCSC Genome Browser 1: Introductory: Basic functionality and navigation, sharing sessions (R. Kuhn)
WS04. Community Genetics and Legal Issues (M. Cornel, M. Macek Jr.)
WS05. Implementation of Whole Genome Sequencing (J. Veltman)
WS06. Oncogenetics Case discussion (N. Hoogerbrugge)
WS07. Translation of GWAS findings (J. Barrett, C. Wijmenga)

Access Workshop Outlines

15.15 - 16.45

Corporate Satellites

Fast and confident routine clinical CNV interpretation

GS Junior: Bringing Next-Generation Sequencing from Research to Routine

17.15 - 18.45

Concurrent Symposia S05 - S08

S05. Next Generation Functional Genomics

S05.1 Mechanisms and evolution in mammalian transcriptional regulation
Duncan T Odom, Cambridge, United Kingdom

S05.2 Functional genomics in individuals: Understanding biology using intra-species comparisons
Ewan Birney, Hinxton, United Kingdom

S05.3 TBA
Michael Snyder Stanford, CA, USA

S06. Genetic Therapy gets going

S06.1 RNAi-based therapeutic strategies for inflammation and metabolic disease
Michael Czech, Worcester, MN, United States

S06.2 Gene therapy for inherited retinal dystrophies - from mouse to man
Robin Ali, London, United Kingdom

S06.3 Gene therapy for genetic leukodystrophies
Nathalie Cartier-Lacave, Paris, France

S07. Cancer Genomes

S07.1 Causes and consequences of microRNA dysregulation in cancer
Carlo M. Croce, Columbus, OH, United States

S07.2 Evolution of the Cancer Genome
Mike Stratton, Cambridge, United Kingdom

S07.3 Roles of Chromatin ubiquitylation in DNA Double Strand Break Repair and Tumor Suppression
Roger A. Greenberg, Philadelphia, PA, United States

S08. Neurodegenerative diseases

S08.1 Mitochondrial quality control and neurodegeneration
Tomas Langer, Cologne, Germany

S08.2 Insights into human neurodegenerative disease from Drosophila genetics
Nancy Bonini, Philadelphia, PA, United States

S08.3 When does neurodegeneration start in Huntington's disease: study of presymptomatic phase
Sarah Tabrizi, London, United Kingdom

Educational Session ES5. Prenatal rapid aneuploidy detection and mosaicism

ES5.1 Prenatal targeted rapid aneuploidy detection
The-Hung Bui, Stockholm, Sweden

ES5.2 Cutaneous mosaicism 2011: Understanding the patterns and mechanisms
Rudolf Happle, Freiburg, Germany

Corporate Satellites

Illumina Technology Workshop

19.00 - 20.00

ESHG Membership Meeting